JUDGMENT :

Anoop Chitkara, J.

1. A boy aged just 19 years, incarcerating upon his arrest in the FIR captioned above, has come up before this Court under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking bail.

2. Although as per paragraph 14 of the petition, petitioner was never involved in any criminal case; however, as per the response of the State, the petitioner has an FIR under Arms Act pending against him.

3. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the pre-trial incarceration would cause an irreversible injustice to the petitioner and family.

4. Ld. State counsel opposes the bail also because the petitioner has criminal antecedents, and bail encourages habitual offenders.

REASONING:

5. In Paramjeet Singh v. State of Punjab, CRM-M 50243 of 2021, this court observed, While considering each bail petition of the accused with a criminal history, it th